Hello everyone! This is my first post here and I am excited to get into the swing of things. I sure hope this is going in the right place.
After picking up a couple lights I've become emboldened to try a bit of modding. And ambitiously enough I'm going to attempt an incandescent Maglite Mini mod.
Mostly just for fun, and because the host is lying around.
I've done a lot of scouring around here in past posts and it seems like:
So, originally, I was thinking to keep the light engine all in the head but I couldn't really think of a good way to keep things in place so I've shifted gears to a possibly more consistent battery-tube build.
So without further ado, here is what I am thinking:
I think I have it mostly sorted out but the driver in particular I'm unsure about. Can an XHP50.2 handle that?
The heatsink came from this post and seems like a good solution for the "pill retention problem"
And here is the build process from that same thread:
After picking up a couple lights I've become emboldened to try a bit of modding. And ambitiously enough I'm going to attempt an incandescent Maglite Mini mod.
Mostly just for fun, and because the host is lying around.
I've done a lot of scouring around here in past posts and it seems like:
- There don't seem to be any parts lists
- Most interest in Maglite mods dwindled away in the early-mid 2000s?
So, originally, I was thinking to keep the light engine all in the head but I couldn't really think of a good way to keep things in place so I've shifted gears to a possibly more consistent battery-tube build.
So without further ado, here is what I am thinking:
Part | Detail | Cost |
Reflector | McR-18 Reflector | $17 |
Glass | 20mm AR | $2.45 |
Heatsink | OFC Copper Heatsink | $28 |
Driver | 14mm FET? | $11.45 |
Emitter | XHP50.2 on 10mm sinkpad | $12 |
Switch | Kroll Tailcap | $4 |
Power | 2x14500 protected 750 mah cells | $16 |
Thermal Compound | Arctic Silver or similar | $6 |
Total | --- | ~$97 |
I think I have it mostly sorted out but the driver in particular I'm unsure about. Can an XHP50.2 handle that?
The heatsink came from this post and seems like a good solution for the "pill retention problem"
And here is the build process from that same thread: